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In 2004 the Society for Comparative Research
maintained an active schedule of activities including its
annual graduate student retreat and its
presentation of the Lipset and
Dogan Prizes for the best book and
dissertation in the fields of comparative research.
Congratulations to
Carles Boix (University of Chicago),
Evan Lieberman
(Princeton University), and
Nina Bandelj (UC Irvine) for their superb work that garnered
these awards.
These activities would be impossible without
the untiring work of the prize committees, conference organizers
and faculty discussants at the retreat. Akos Rona-Tas produced a a
marvelously organized retreat. I am also indebted to Gary Marks,
Susan Stokes, and Colin Crouch for their work on the Dogan Prize,
and to Michael Hechter, Rebecca Emigh, and Ian Lustick for their
work on the Lipset Prize. The activities of committees like these
collectively advance the research program of the comparative
social sciences. These invaluable efforts benefit us all in our
individual endeavors, maintain the profile of comparative
research, and underline the importance of a global perspective on
social and political problems.
Sincerely,
Bruce Western
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